Images from Michael Benanav's journey with the Van Gujjars of Northern India.

Though they are Muslim, Van Gujjar women never veil their faces - except on their wedding day.

Sharafat dries off after a swim in the Yamuna River.

Four-year-old Karim, getting his milk straight from the source.

A buffalo yearling with a broken leg is carried over a Himalayan pass to the meadow where the family will spend the summer. Everyone hopes the leg will heal, so the buffalo will be able to walk down to the lowlands in autumn.

Dhumman (far right) and Yusuf (2nd from left) meet with other Van Gujjars to figure out the best strategy to move into the mountains and avoid trouble with forest rangers.

'Himalaya Bound' is Michael Benanav's latest book, chronicling one family's quest to save their animals and an ancient way of life.